Today 16th October,2026 ,  marks an important milestone for the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources in the signing of contract with the winning contractor Ta Servites to carry out the demolition of the Fisheries old office in Tanaea. 

The work forms part of the project supported through the Korea ODA with the Government of Kiribati through MFOR for the establishment of a Fishermen Training Complex to be built in Tanaea. 

The demolition work scheduled to start on the 26th of October this year and expected to be finished first week of November, 2026. The project earmarked to achieve the development of fisheries infrastructure in Kiribati to aid in the delivery of needed services to the fishing communities including training on boat repair and maintenance, fishing technologies and other support programs in fisheries. The demolition work funded by the Government of Kiribati as contributions to the project. 

Stay tune for the next phases of the project and milestones to be delivered in the near future.